It seems overly ambitious to ask people to eliminate wasteful 
practices overnight; ecological management is a process, not an 
act. 
However, (OPINION mode locked on) it seems to me that *everyone* 
on the planet could perform a simple evaluation on every object 
we use or touch: 
                 "Have I used this thing twice?" 
Porceleian coffee mugs are OK. We use, rinse and reuse until next 
Christmas time. Metal knives and spoons likewise. 
Many of us wash and re-use plastic food or milk bags, either for 
soup storage or for potting soil, or as batchers for computer 
cables .... 
Candle wax can be melted, clarified and reused, if not by us, 
then by a hobbyist. 
So here's the challenge: 
                Start examining all things you use or touch, or 
                better yet, nag yourself each time you head to a 
                garbage pail or waste basket. 
                
                "This thing that I'm about to throw away, have I 
                used it twice?" 
If the answer is yes, go in peace. 
If the answer is no, set the thing on the kitchen counter and 
leave it there for a day where it will annoy the bejasus out of 
you. 
If you still can't find a second use, (just a second use, not a 
third or a fourth), reply to me here and I'll come up with 
something! 
In summary, the purpose of this exercise is to get people 
thinking. The key to using materials over and over again is that 
vital second use. Without the second use, there can be no third 
or fourth use. 
christopher.greaves@ablelink.org     www.interlog.com/~cgreaves
 * 1st 2.00b #6263 * Don't Brake!
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